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This ground-breaking work, originally published 15 years ago, continues to serve as the primary reference on the theories of omission potential and translational contact in sign language interpreting. In the book, noted scholar Jemina Napier explores the linguistic coping strategies of interpreters by drawing on her own study of the interpretation of a university lecture from English into Australian Sign Language (Auslan). A new preface by the author...
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Assists interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from "spoken English (teacher discourse to sign language (for students" and from "sign language (student discourse) to spoken English"
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Assists interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from "spoken English (teacher discourse to sign language (for students" and from "sign language (student discourse) to spoken English"
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The last forty years have seen a dramatic change in the nature of work, with deaf people increasingly moving into white collar or office-based professions. The rise of deaf professionals has led to employment opportunities for signed language interpreters across a variety of workplace settings, creating a unique set of challenges that require specialized strategies. Aspects such as social interaction between employees, the unwritten patterns and rules...
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Assists interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from "spoken English (teacher discourse to sign language (for students" and from "sign language (student discourse) to spoken English"
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In Understanding International Sign, Lori A. Whynot examines International Sign (IS) to determine the extent to which signers from different countries comprehend it. She focuses exclusively on expository lecture IS used in conference settings and presents the first empirical research on its effectiveness for communicating rich information to diverse audience members. International Sign is regarded as a lingua franca that is employed by deaf people...
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This DVD accompanies the popular book by Janice H. Humphreys, So You Want to be an Interpreter, 4th edition used by many interpreter training programs. It contains guided learning activities, study questions and supplemental video clips which feature many highly qualified interpreters and individuals who grew up in the Deaf community. Used in conjunction with the textbook, this project is used to support students studying in the traditional classroom,...
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Tools discussed are knowing what tools you don't have, understanding that temperaments play a role in teaming assignments, Q-Tip: quit taking it personally, performing an autopsy on an assignment (Demand Control Schema), utilizing the Conscious Competence Model, giving feedback, managing conflict and dealing with recognition.
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Tools discussed are documenting experiences with colleagues and types of assignments, mentoring, the consequences of our decisions, identifying middle ground, interpreter roles, professional rejection, boundaries, and the business of interpreting. Note - audio quality is very poor.
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Maureen Longo Tuccelli, a certified interpreter for the Deaf, shares tips on how to do well on an interpreting performance test. Broken into three categories of testing, skills and attitudes, the 15 strategies discussed may help the candidate get the best results from performance screenings.
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Explores how personal ethics can impact compliance to the interpreter's professional ethical code. Browning introduces the tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct (CPC) in conjunction with interpreting scenarios that interpreters might find themselves. Discussion and questions help identify which code an interpreter is most apt to use in conflicting situations and helps blend them in an effective display of ethical professional behavior in work....
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"From the moment the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) was established in 2005, an overwhelming wave of requests from around the world arrived seeking information and resources for educating and training interpreters. This new collection provides those answers with an international overview on interpreter training from experts in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, the Netherlands,...
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This series of two videos present students in a variety of educational settings in an interview format. Both allow interpreters to practice expressive and receptive skills and both include students who use Signed Exact English and PSE/Contact Signing. Recommended for beginning to intermediate interpreting skill levels.
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